Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-22
Local News.

Fond du Lac, will visit Trinity (Episco-
pail church in this city on Wednesday,
! May II.
The professional card of DIR. J. NJ
Collins, of Highland, will be found in
| The Democrat this week.
The Alpha Society will hold a So
ciable on Tuesday evening, April Goth,
| at the residence OF Mrs. James Brewer,
Sen. All are invited to attend.
John b. Wallis is building fine
large dwelling house on his farm south
east of town. Mckinley Brothers are
doing the carpenter work.
The ladies of the NJ. +. church will
hold silhouette sociable at the resi-
dence of Mrs. NJ. f. Priestley, Tuesday
evening, April 25th. Admission, in
Guiding refreshments, % cents.
Lafayette county expects to have a
SD,DpO DOlulCi Illt tOuubF
has voted $1,000 for the purpose, and
Ii. 5. Magoon has subscribed $1,000
conditional upon the raising of $4,000
more
At the meeting of the Council on
Tuesday evening an ordinance relating
to the barb wire upon fences within
the city. Read the ordinance and OBJ
| serve the law.
The Darlington high school and the
Fond du Lac high school have been
placed by the university authorities
upon the accredited list. Their grad
yates may now be admitted to the I'M
iversity without examination.
The town of Blanchard, Lafayette
county, is considerably agitated over
local option. A no-license board was
elected at the recent election, and the
people of that town will probably have
an opportunity to learn whether pro-
hibition prohibits.
The Prairie du Chen courier says
that in the town of Seneca, that county
women TO the number of a score voted
for town officers. The chairman of the
board, himself a candidate, received
the women's votes, and was by this
means reelected. The election will be
contested.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of John Ellsworth, of NIitllin,
breeders of Norman and Clyde horses.
He keeps to excellent imported stations
for service, and has young imported
and thoroughbred stations for sale at
all times. Mr.. Ellsworth's p. O. adj
dress is Livingstod, Wis.
One of the most pleasant of the
many pleasant parties given by the
Legate drum corps was held at the city
Hall on Wednesday evening. There
was a large attendance of young peo-
pie who throughly enjoyed themselves.
Miss Eliza Mcconnell secured the silver
cup awarded to the best lady Walter,
and Mr.. Marshal Day the one for the
best gentleman Walter.
The firm of Sanford Il Chase, gro
GERS, of Platteville, have made an
assignment for the benefit of their
creditors. H. II. Rountree is the as
signee. The firm is reported to have
been popular and enterprising. The
senior member of the firm died rather
suddenly while in Iowa a short time
ago, and his unexpected death may
have been the immediate cause of the
present embarrassment.
Another company has been formed
among the farmers of Waldwick for
the manufacture of cheese and butter
The officers of the company are as fol
lows: William Uren, president; John
Walsh, secretary; Thomas .McGinnity
treasurer. A factory will be built up
on the old Nicholas Uren farm. A
large number of farmers are interested
in the new company and when the
factory is built it will doubtless have
an extensive run of business.
The Blind Boone Concert Co.." will
give concert in the NJ. Z. church
Monday evening, May I'd, for the bene
fit of the Ladies Aid Society of that
church. Blind Boone" who has been
blind since he was six months old, i:
said to be equal to Blind Tom as a
pianist His selections are classical
and from the best composers Of Europe
and America. He will play upon hi:
own Chickering piano. \ pleasing
feature of the concert will be sang b,
Miss Stalla," Is year old vocalist
No lover of music should miss thi:
concert as it will be rare treat.
Among the advertisements in TIL,
Democrat this week will be found al
announcement from John NJ. Ellsworth
of Dodgeville to farmers and hors,
raisers. The announcement gives tn,
dates at which his fine stud of Norman
Clydesdale and Trotting horses may b
found at Dodgeville, Mineral Point
Linden, Ridgeway and Wyoming. Fo
tile season of 1887 Mr.. Ellsworth ha
issued pamphlet giving prospectus
suggestions on winter brood names, tn
care of colts, descriptions and pedigree
of his horses, etc. Those who desir
one of these pamphlets can obtain on
free by applying to or addressing Nj
Ellsworth at Dodgeville.